Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-29
THE EAST.

THE 257th anniversary of the settlement
OF Boston and the centennial anniversary
Of the close OF the revolutionary war was
observed there on the 18th by the raising of
flags on all public buildings of the city,
while bells were rung at morning, noon
and sunset.
Hon. JOSEPH CnLEY, the Oldest United
States ex-senator and veteran of the war
OF 1872, died on the 18th at Nottingham, N.
n, at the age of ninety-six years.
NELSON CAMP-MAP was suffocated in bed
during fire at No. 10 South street, New
York, recently.
JACOB LORILLARD's brick works at Key
port, N. j.; the largest in the United States,
were destroyed by fire on the 18th. The
loss was $500 900; no insurance. The works
will be rebuilt.
REV. DR.. BERNARD OREILLY, of New
York, has received the appointment of Do
mestic Prelate to the Pope.
THE National Association of Local Preach
ers in session at Harrisburg, Pa, recently,
elected 9. B. Stemen, of Fort Wayne Ind,
president for the ensuing year. The next
convention will be. held at Columbus, O.,
in September, 1888.
THE Italians of New York City on the
both celebrated with parade, which was
reviewed by Mayor Hewitt, and with sub
sequent festivities in an p-town park, the
seventeenth anniversary of the entry of the
italian troops into Rome. Over fifty socie-
ties participated.
THE Democrats of Massachusetts met IN
convention at Worcester on the Goth and
adopted a platform. H. B. Lowering was
nominated for Governor. The rest of the
ticket was as follows: Lieutenant Gov
error, Walter E. Cutting, of Pittsfield;
Secretary Of State, John F. Murphy, of
Lowell; Treasurer, Henry G. Thatcher, of
Yarmouth; Attorney General, John W.
Corcoran, of Clinton; Auditor William F.
Cook, of Springfield.
The liabilities of Grovesteen & Pell,
stock brokers of New York, aggregate ST.
7O6, s21 and the actual assets 1888, S99.
THE Interstate Commerce Commission
has decided in favor of the Vermont State
Grange in case against the Central Yer
mont railroad. 1t appeared that the Boston
& Albany Railroad Company and the Yer
mont State Grange complained of the Cen
trail Vermont Company for charging a less
rate in similar service for a long than for
short haul over the Central's lines between
Boston and Detroit, Milwaukee and Chica-
go. The Commission declared the rates
were illegal
THE report of the New Hampshire Senate
Investigating Committee on the alleged at
tempt to bride c. D. Sawyer by Kirk
Pierce was that such attempt had been
made. The report proceeds at length to
legislators and the debasing wiles employed
by professional lobbyists.
Two men fell asleep on the railroad plat
form at Scotthaven, Pa, the other night
and were instantly killed by a train.
HARRY MILES and Eddy Medium trotted a
mile in 2:241l at the New Jersey State fair
the other day, breaking the record on a
half-mile track.
AT the Chenango County IN. W Demo
(nnVRntinn
land and Governor Hill were strongly in
dorsed.
CAPRoN q WoLvERToN's flour mill, AL
bany, N. Y, was destroyed by fire on the
21st with 100, 600 bushels of grain, causing
$150,O00 loss. Eight firemen had narrow
escapes.
REV. E. A COPELAND appeared at the
United Labor Club meeting at Rochester,
N. ~, recently and avowed himself for the
George movement He had been one of
the leading Prohibition workers, and last
year was the candidate of that party for
Congress.
GOVERNOR HILL addressedSten thousand
persons at the fair at Newburg, N Y, on
the ed. He denied that he was making
any attack upon Henry George. He be-
1ieved that Mr. George was sincere and he
highly respected him, though he could not
indOrse his idea of putting all taxes on land
values.
SEVERAL ceMeries about Willzesbarre,
Pa, have signified their willingness to con-
.cede to the demands of the miners.
SEVEN HUNDRED bales of cotton on a
Tighter were destroyed by fire in New York
harhOr the other day. Loss. $4,000.
The New York Produce Exchange has
voted to hold daily sessions hereafter from
1880 10 three O'clock.
THE Government offer to purchase four
and four-and-a-hasf bonds dissipated the
fears of stringent money market that had
been prevailing in New York.
E. S. WHEELER, the insolvent IRON dealer
of New Haven, Conn, who failed recently
for 8, COX, 600, has been arrested, charged
with fraud.
THE WEST.
THE George Weber Brewing Company,
OF Cincinnati, has made an assignment.
The liabilities were estimated AZ $500, Zoo.
and assets at 1850, 600. The assign Eent grew
out of the Fidelity Bank failure.
JUDGE CRoZIER has verbally given his
opinion. that the appointment of police
commissioners and other officers for Leav-
enworth. Kan, by Governor Martin was
unconstitutional Proceedings were to be
taken to have them ousted.
THE rains of the past few days have put
an end to the most destructive drought
known to the Ohio valley. Pastures have
beeD improved, lut the ordinary crops are
wofnlly deficient.